All 4 Uses of
admonish
in
The House of Mirth
- Chapter 7 It spoke much for the depth of Mrs. Trenor's friendship that her voice, in admonishing Miss Bart, took the same note of personal despair as if she had been lamenting the collapse of a house-party.†
Chpt 1.7
- In this strain Mrs. Trenor continued for nearly an hour to admonish her friend.†
Chpt 1.7 *
- Well, come now, Trenor's there, anyhow—I—oh, well—the fact is, I've no head for numbers," he broke off, admonished by the nudge of an adjoining foot, and the smile that circled the room.†
Chpt 1.14
- "Lily!" he exclaimed, with a note of despairing appeal; but—"Oh, not now," she gently admonished him; and then, in all the sweetness of her recovered composure: "Since I must find shelter somewhere, and since you're so kindly here to help me——"†
Chpt 2.3
Definition:
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(admonish) to express disapproval to someone of their actions; or to warn or advise someone -- sometimes in a friendly way